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Select Board directs staff to build commercial trash cost‑recovery models for roughly $500,000 in costs
Summary
The Select Board discussed recovery of about $500,000 in commercial trash service costs and directed staff to develop cost-recovery models that include capital costs; data limitations were noted and the board discussed whether to place the issue on a future warrant article.
The Select Board engaged in a lengthy discussion about commercial trash-service cost recovery, focusing on roughly $500,000 in costs the town has been covering. Board members directed staff to prepare commercial cost‑recovery model(s) for the board’s consideration and to make the underlying data public. The models should include capital costs and assumptions, the board said, and staff were asked to return with the data and analysis.
Public comment on the topic preceded the discussion. Caroline Gagan said residents "have a right to speak on issues involving their tax dollars" and raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest involving Selectman Charles Rage. The board acknowledged the data limitations and debated whether the issue should be brought to voters as a warrant article.
No formal vote on a cost-recovery approach was taken; the action was a directive to staff to prepare models and supporting data for future board review, with the potential for a warrant article if the board decides that route.
